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Tier II Reporting

Facilities covered by The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) must submit an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form to the Missouri Emergency Response Commission (MERC), the Mid-America LEPC and the local fire department annually.

These forms, known as Tier II Reports, require basic facility identification information, employee contact information for both emergencies and non-emergencies, and information about chemicals stored or used at the facility.

For more information, including sample forms and instructions, visit the MERC Web site or contact Erin Lynch, 816/701-8390.

 

Excerpt from the LEPC Regional Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Plan regarding Tier II reporting:

Who must submit this form?

The owner or operator of a facility where hazardous chemicals are used, produced or stored must submit a Tier II Form if the quantity of hazardous chemicals on hand exceeds specific thresholds (see below). Completed Tier II reports should be submitted to the Mid-America LEPC at the Mid-America Regional Council, 600 Broadway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64105. The Missouri Tier II Form is required instead of the Tier I form.

What chemicals must be reported?

What chemicals are excluded?

Section 311(e) of Title III EPCRA excludes the following substances:

When to submit the Tier II report:

Owners or operators of facilities that have hazardous chemicals on hand in quantities equal to or greater than set threshold levels must submit Missouri Tier II forms by March 1 of each year. The information required must be reported to the Missouri Emergency Response Commission and the Local Emergency Planning Committee within 60 days of a new extremely hazardous substance being present at the facility at or above the threshold planning quantity (TPQ) (11 CSR40-4.040 (1)). If any new hazardous chemical or extremely hazardous substance comes onto the site in a quantity sufficient to require reporting, an updated Missouri Tier II form must be provided within three months (11 CSR40-4.040 (1)(D)(2)).

Where to send the completed Tier II report:

Send a completed, signed Missouri Tier II form to each of the following organizations:

Missouri Emergency Response Commission
P.O. Box 3133
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Mid-America LEPC
600 Broadway, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64105

The fire protection service that covers the facility.

Penalties:

Any owner or operator who violates any Tier II reporting requirements shall be liable to the United States for civil penalty of up to $27,500 per day for each such violation. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Under Missouri law, there is also a penalty of up to $5,000 per day for failure to provide the type of information required on the Missouri Tier II form.

 

Officers

Chair: Mark Owen, Platte County Sheriff's Department/Emergency Management

Vice-Chair: David Williams, North Kansas City Fire Dept.

Staff Contacts

Erin Lynch, 816/701-8390